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noun • a large and stately mansion • a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack • (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard • interchanging the positions of the king and a rook verb • move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king | ||||||||
| 53% | 8 | Type of chess move where the king moves two squares towards the rook and the rook moves to the square next to the king | ||||||
noun • (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank • United States actor (1914-1998) • a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law • United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959) • United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835) | ||||||||
| 28% | 7 | To get a better position, White's third play captures pawn with rook | ||||||
verb • to make better • get better | ||||||||
Rook From Herd Third One Back Crossword Clue
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CASTLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
CASTLE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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